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On Aug 4, 1846, the House voted 68–112. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 65–47, Others 3–65. 47 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 68
No: 112
Did not vote: 57
Date: Aug 4, 1846

By party

Democrats65 yes · 47 no · 37 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 65 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
John Wooleston Tibbatts D-KY voted no
John Henry Harmanson D-LA voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
Thomas Johns Perry D-MD voted no
Thomas Watkins Ligon D-MD voted no
William Fell Giles D-MD voted no
Albert Constable D-MD voted no
John Fairfield Scamman D-ME voted no
Robert Pinckney Dunlap D-ME voted no
John Dennis Mccrate D-ME voted no
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted no
James Bennett Hunt D-MI voted no
Henry Selby Clark D-NC voted no
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted no
Mace Moulton D-NH voted no
George Sykes D-NJ voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
John Watson Lawrence D-NY voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
William W. Woodworth D-NY voted no
Archibald Campbell Niven D-NY voted no
Bradford Ripley Wood D-NY voted no
Orville Hungerford D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted no
Stephen Strong D-NY voted no
George Oscar Rathbun D-NY voted no
Samuel Stewart Ellsworth D-NY voted no
John De Mott D-NY voted no
Henry St. John D-OH voted no
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted no
David Austin Starkweather D-OH voted no
Jacob Senewell Yost D-PA voted no
Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
Owen D. Leib D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Moses Mcclean D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Lucien Bonaparte Chase D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
David Spangler Kaufman D-TX voted no
Timothy Pilsbury D-TX voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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